Volunteer for World Orthopaedic Concern this September!

Volunteer for World Orthopaedic Concern this September!

Dear trainees, our friends at World Orthopaedic Concern have an excellent opportunity for anyone interested:

‘Dear BOTA members,

WOC-UK has long standing links with Ethiopia which have strengthened and developed over recent months. A number of visits are planned by experienced UK based orthopaedic surgeons over the rest of this year.

David Jones is preparing for his second trip to the Black Lion Hospital in Addis Ababa and will be travelling from 18th September to 1st October. David’s wealth of experience and gifts as a trainer are greatly valued by the consultants and trainees in Addis.

Ideally we aim for visitors to go to Addis in pairs and therefore we are looking for another individual to join him on this trip. An ideal person to join David Jones would be an experienced trainee (post-FRCS) with an interest in trauma and overseas work.

The focus of the trip will be largely to provide hands on training during wards rounds, outpatient clinics and operating theatre sessions. Financial support is provided for the trip.

With this planned trip just 6 weeks away, there is still time to book the leave with your employer but anyone interested would need to act quickly.

Any of us involved in the link would be happy to discuss in more detail by email or telephone. Please contact either myself ([email protected]), Deepa Bose ([email protected]) or David Jones (I can put you in contact with if you do not know him personally)

Kind regards,

Laurence Wicks

P.S. please look out in the next edition of BJJ news, where a report is due to be published from visits made to Ethiopia last year. You can also read Saqib Noor’s insightful daily journal, written during a visit in May, on the World Orthopaedic Concern UK facebook page!’

Forgive me for intruding into this web page but I saw your name linked with this excellent work. I worked years ago for world poverty isssues, usually as a member of what was then called the World Development Movement so I don’t feel a complete outsider.

I assume you are the same person who was a member of the orthopaedic team at Leicester under Steve Williams. I often think of you both and Scott Keanes of the plastics team. I have delayed writing to the hospital for months now but must do so to thank all for their excellent work, kindness and honesty. I was sent to Leicester ( a botched up job from Lincoln) just under a year ago now and was placed firmly on the road to recovery by all of you. I remember you giving me so much time with your clear explanations and honesty when insisting that no guarantees came with the treatments. I’ll keep this brief in case I have the wrong man!

Wishing you success in your work and with every good wish for your own health,

Many thanks for your comments and kind words. Unfortunately I’m not Dr. Wicks as I’m the web editor for this website but what I’ll do is pass on your remarks to the WOC representative to insure they reach the correct person.
Wishing you all the best.